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KWirM ' triyf/: mwm I Bttppoot *&* I. VANtlTKB, cHENRY, «23a3K* ftihoHja wa--d • v • I |O^Im vKI^DBf i:.t--' hadeaad Mum--, mI ttawm«8 Joy to yoo aad m* > the tambled pippins barn i in the orchards lap of toualad graaa kfead! I lathe Mac twiHi Um dove that grieves alaas, iiad the wOd whirr ot tbe locnat. aadtfca. K1a*« Ahmmv ilrnaa -Ue'« diwMy drone; the Id " khr of oowa that call the paatore bars when all falata away at avraftoll^ fh the doay atanoaphere, ;thewaill&Kof tfc<*Kildeebe thai •.;<i you hear. 10b, aweet and aad and low Mjry may know , pathetic somr of Ixmj? J« ionnd ? : , K. p. m • A TIM Safe, • Charles Lynford was • young me­ chanic in good business. At the age of twenty-aix he had taken to himself a •wife, Caroline Eustis, the danghter of a eighbor, -who had nothing to bring im except her own personal merits, hich were many, and habits of thrift learned in an economical household, under the stern teaching of necessity. It was well, perhaps, that Charles X»ynford should dbtain a wife of this character, since lie himself found it difficult to save anything from bis in- It w%s not long before Caroline be- e acquainted with her husband's I failing. She could not feel quite easy A- in the knowledge that they were living fully up to their income, foreseeing that ft time would come when their family would grow more expensive, and per- her husband's business, now flour­ ing, might become less so. Accordingly, one day she purchased jof a tin-peddler who came to the door, a little tin safe, such as children fre­ quently use as a savings bank. This "* she placed conspicuously on the mantel­ piece, so that her husband might be sure to see it on entering. • ; "Hello! Carrie, what's that?" he asked, curiously. "Only a little purchase I made to­ day," said his wife. "But what is it meant for?" he asked * "gain- & "Let me illustrate,0 said his wife, playfully. "Have you a 10-cent piece (about you?" Charles drew a dime from his pocket. His wife, taking it from his hand, * dropped it through a little slit at the top. Charles laughed. ^ "So you have taken to hoarding, Carrie? My little wife become a miser?" "No, only a little prudent. But, seri- busly, Charles, that is what I want you to do every night." \Vli»L' urup s dime into that nfew- ¥ i? \ R w Slangled arrangement of yours?" /ft" "Exactly." "Very well; that will be easy enough, dime is no great sum. But may I fniow what you are going to do with this newly-commenced hoard?" "Lay it bj for a rainy day," answered Caroline. Charles laughed merrily. "And what will a dime a day amount to?" he inquired. "In a year it will amount," com­ menced his wife seriously-- "O, never mind--spare me the calcu­ lation! It sounds too much like busi­ ness. and I have enough of that during the day." ' "But vou don't object to my plan ?" "Not in the least. I have no doubt it is very pruttent and commendable; but you know. Carrie, I never was gifted with much prudence." "I am quite aware of that," said his wife, smiling. This ended the conversation for the time. The plan inaugurated by the young wife was steadily carried out. She was not one of those, of whom there are so many, who enter upon a new plan zeal­ ously, but soon tire of it. In the pres­ ent case she was thoroughly satisfied of the wisdom of her purpose, and re­ solved to carry it through. Every morning she called on her husband for ' a dime, which was quickly added to the accumulation. Frequently he had not the exact change, but would toss her a quarter instead. She would assure him, laughingly, that this would answer her purpose equally as well. More than once Charles bantered her on the subject of her little savings bank, but these were not the only ac­ cessions the funds received. Her hus­ band early arranged to make her an amplo allowance for dress. I say ample, though I dare say some of my city readers might not consider it so. But Caroline, who was in the habit of making up her own dresses, provided herself with a good wardrobe at a much Jess expense than some not so well Versed in th« acio&c# of managing hare done. - Afte? Considerable calculation she ^^^pame the conclusion that out of her al- z ^owance she could be able to make a ix «daily deposit equal to that she exacted ' £ro(n her husband. Of this, however, thought best, on the whole, not to *" inform Charles--enjoying, in anticipa­ tion, the prospect of being able at some time to surprise him with theunexpect 5mount o? her savings, At the close every month the tin box was emptied bnd the entire con- tents tfMMfeW&d to a more toivtefttlous saving* bfliife, where interest Would be allowed. Wben the deposited tijftwhCVe became large ^stolVigh Mrs. Lyn- *tord, who had considerable business ^capacity, withdrew and invested in -bank and ojiher stocks, which would yield a large per cent. Of her mode of investment her husband remained in complete ignorance. Nor did he ever express any desir® to be made acquaint­ ed with Ms wife's management. He was an easy, careless fellow, spending as he went, enjoying the present and not feeling any particular concern about the ftiture. > Atthe end or«jght of years, dvring Which time he had been unusually fav- 'ored by prosperity in business and un interrupted in health, his books showed •that he had not exceeded his income, but on the other hand had saved abso- •Iiitely nothing. Twenty-five cents alone ' ittteiy *{ttood to an Greoiit $100," said he, careless- would take a cood many to do that." His wife nailed. but did not volun­ teer to aalightau him as to the corxoct- neas of his oonjecture. So things went on, till at length came th* panio of 1875--a panic so recent it will b many panic abered by roadotm of this sketoh. It viu be re­ membered how universally trade and business of every kind were depressed at that period. Among others the trade which occupied Charles Lynford •offered. One evening he came home looking quite serious--an expression which sel­ dom came over his cheerful face. Caroline, who had watched the signs of the times, was not unprepared to see this. She had expected that her hrts- band's business would be affected. "What is the matter, Charles?" she asked, cheerfully. "The matter is, that we shall have to economize greatly." "Anything unfavorable toned up in business matters ?" "I should think there had. I shall have but half a day's work for some time to come, and I am afraid that even this will fail before long. You haven't an idea, Carrie, how dull business of every kind has become." "I think I have," said his wife, quietly. "I have read the papeis care­ fully, and have been looking out for something of this kind." "Do you think we can reduce our ex­ penses one-half?" asked her husband, doubtfully. "I think we shall be able to do so. Both of us are well supplied with cloth­ ing, and we shall not need any more for a year at least. That will cut off con­ siderable expense. Then there are a great many superfluities you are ac­ customed to buy--little things you are kind enough to bring home to me fre­ quently, which I can do very well with­ out. Then we can live more plainly-- have less pies and cakes; and I have no doubt it will be an improvement bo far as health is concerned." "What a calculator you are, Carrie!" said her husband, feeling considerably easier in mind. "I really think, after all you have said, that it won't be so hard to live on half our usual income-- for the present at least. But"--and his countenance again changed--"sup­ pose my work should, entirely fail, I suppose you couldn't reduce our ex­ penses to nothing at all, could you?" "That certainly surpasses my powef," said his wife, smiling, "but even in that case theie is no ground for discourage­ ment. You have not forgotten our savings bank, have you?" "Why, no; I didn't think of that," said her husband. "I suppose that would keep off starvation for a few weeks." His wife smiled. "And in those few weeks," she added, "business might revive." "To be sure," said her husband. "Well, I guess that it'll be all right; 111 not trouble myself about it any longer." The apprehensions to which Mr. Lyn­ ford had given expression proved to be only too well founded. In less than a month from the date of the conversa­ tion just recorded, the limited supply of work which he had been able to se­ cure entirely failed, and ne found him­ self without work of any kind--thrown back on his own resources. Although he had expected this, it seemed unexpected when it actually came upon him, and again he returned in a fit of discouragement. He briefly explained to his wife the new calamity which had come upon them. "And the worst of it is," he added, "there is no hope of better times till spring." "Do you think business will revive then ?" asked his wife. "It must by that time; but there are five or six months between. I don't know how we are to live during that time." "I do." said his wife quietly. "You!" exclaimed her husband in surprise. "Yes; your income*has never been more than $600 or $700 a year, and I have no doubt we can live six months on $250." "Yes, certainly; but where is that money to come from ? I don't want to run ift debt, and if I did I should not know where to borrow." "Fortunately there is no need of it," said Mrs Lynford. "You seem to for­ get our little savings bank." "And is it possible it can amount to $250?" exclaimed Charles in surprise. "Yes, and $600 more," said his wife. "Impossible!" "Wait a minute and I will prove it." Caroline withdrew a moment, and then reappeared with several certificates of bank and railroad shares, amounting to $800, and a bank book in which a balance was deposited to her credit. "Are you quite sure you haven't re­ ceived a legacy?" demanded Charles in amazement. "Surely a dime a day has. not produced this?" "No; but two dimes a day have, with a little extra deposit now and then. I think, Charles, we shall be able to ward off starvation for a time. All this I owe to your prudence," lee repay yotl*'1 said Charles, grate o yoi jtouy. "How can I Charles Lynford remained out of em­ ployment for some months, but in the spring, as he anticipated, business vived and he was in receipt ot h*S old income. "More than two-thirds of the fund was still left,and henceforth Charles was no less assiduous than his wife in striving to increase it. The little tin savings bank still stands on the mantel-piece and never fails to receive a deposit, daily. leelegledMtoferiorlty «f the Hunan Fam Among the specializations made by a recent writer on the zoological rank of different animals, including par­ ticular prominence is giv^n to the in­ feriority of the latter*, as Exhibited in some of his structural features, com­ pared with certain quadrupeds. Thus, his teeth are of a low mammalian type, &s is shown by both his dental formula and by the presence of cusps upon the crowns of the teeth, a peculiarity of the lower mammalia, entirely lost in the horse, the eltpliant and many other "brutes." Again, according to the compafis*>n thus set forth, his limbs show a 'similar inferiority, since they are little modified, preserving even the full ntmiber of five digits, and there­ fore, in respect of these members, man stands very low--lower even than the cow and the pig. The point of most interest, however, in this discussion, is that which declares the human face to i hs'Hw $?" aggiied, ii» tbe nanuBalfan. ttobtfo Ilis f*»fcfan»ed itihdhe' the ion brain or . . iaoorlaoea t|»fttaidis|KMfcBoit is permanently kilned, with oha^gea greatest, are stm inconsiderable; in quadrupeds, however, the fecial region a prominent development to the specialisation of the jaws raxroimdng parts, which brings the faee to a ooodition much higher than that of the fetus--hence the projecting snout is a higher structure than the re» treating human face! -- P-at;. -*%>' •v$ ut Us Mew ;:T": A paper oalled the Golden "Rule has an article on smiles, which contains the following: "The world is suffering for smiling faoes. The age is too intense in the business direction, too flippant in the social line, too sarcastic in its political tendency, too aimless in its religious life, too heartless in its literature. The world needs more smiles and fewer frowns, more sunshine and less light­ ning. It costs nothing to allow a smile to play restfully upon the featnres when trading or voting, when talking or read­ ing. It pajs infinitely more than it costs in friendship, in finance, in indi­ vidual growth. We can win more peo­ ple by a smile than we can frighten by a frown, just as the sunshine grows more trees than the lightning shatters." No paragraph ever contained more truth than the above. A good, healthy smile, one that comes naturally, with­ out being sent for, or coaxed, one that seems to bubble up among the dimples like the water at the bottom of a spring, showing pearly teeth like the little peb­ bles thrown up by the water of the spring, a smile that goes rippling along the face like the aforesaid water among the daisies and water cress, on its way to the sea, is worth more to the world than a gold mine. Who is there in thy world who has not been made better be a smile? A smile is a legal tender any­ where, and a person who smiles natur­ ally is as safe from harm as it is possi­ ble to be. Men who grow tired of their homes, sick of the world, and ready to give up the battle, can be strengthened and make ready for the fight of another day by a smile, if it comes without being sent for. One man with a good-natured smile can go into a crowd of grumbling, growling business men, who think the country is all going to the dogs, and change the whole atmosphere in ten seconds. A man with a good smile can stop a figlit between angrv men, when police­ men would fail. The smile of a good woman, when she comes upon a party of gossipers of her own sex, will change the subject in a moment, and make them ashamed of themselves. Some­ times we think it would pay a city to hire more smiling faces and less police­ men, to keep the peace. There are some men who are cno- tLiually and constitutionally devoid of smiles, who would be sick if they should accidentally smile, and such men should be compelled to pass two hours a day in the presence of good, single-handecl smilers, and learn to be happy. If there is anything in the world that has more power than a smile, when it is shot off from the right kind of a gun we have never seen it. The smile of a gir will draw a young man from his mother and from bad company. It will teach him to be a man, and he will, if he loves the girl, do nothing that would chase the smile away. The smile of a mother can conquer the wayward child and compel it to come into camp to be spanked or caressed. The smUe of a teacher can do more with a pupil than a bundle of hazel brush. A good, old-fashioned, natural, unaffected smile costs nothing, wears out no costly machinery, but rather oils it and makes it run smooth, and it is a medicine that we all like to take, and it leaves no bad taste in the mouth.--Pec k'8 Sun. Useless and U«efhl Edacatien* The Philadelphia Times has made an extensive inquiry of manufacturers as to the needs of a better and more practical training in the common schools. In this inquiry it has discov­ ered that the skilled labor of our fact­ ories is derived almost wholly from abroad. The machine shops, where something like apprenticeship still ex­ ists, are mainly filled by Americans, who thereby show their capacity for the most exacting work; but we cannot all be machinists, and no American boys appear able or willing to learn any oth­ er trade. This is a very serious matter. We cannot keep on indefinitely import­ ing workmen from Europe; but, even if we do, what is to become of our own sons and daughters? If they cannot all be mechanics, it is equally certain that they cannot all make a living by selling things to one another or keeping each other's books. Somebody must produce something, or even the clerks will have nothing to sell and the book­ keepers no books to keep, and we shall all fall into idleness together. It is very clear that we are not bring­ ing up our children wisely. Methods of education that, if they do not actual­ ly unfit a boy for a useful trade, at least do nothing to fit him for it, cannot be sound. And is it not the truth that the whole effect of our public-school system is to direct the thoughts and ambitions of boys and girls to some­ thing else than productive industry, so that even those of them who do not think themselves above any actual handiwork are turned upon the world without having acquired any habits that would beln fa gny useful trade? One reason that they wish to be clerks and shop-girls is that they do not know how to be anything else. The public schools cannot undertake to teach trades, and the notion of so- called technical trailing small man­ ual accomplishments does not meet Any of the conditions of the probleift. But the public schools can do and must do something different from the mere fancy book-learning that can benefit a very few at the best. One thing they can do at the foundation is to train the child­ ren from Uie youngest upward to the disciplined use of the eye and hand-- not with the idea of making them either artists or artisans, but to inculcate hab­ its of application that will turn their thoughts toward industrial pursuits and prepare the ground for technical train­ ing. It must not be supposed that in­ dustrial drawing is a panacea for all the evils of false education, but it certainly does typify, at least, the kind of train­ ing that ought to be and must be joined to the otlier elementary work of the schools if we are ever to recover our standing as a working people. We should teach drawing in the same way that we teach reading, writing and arithmetic, not as an end but as a means, and in doing so should try to in­ cite the ambition of youth, not to be President of the United States, but to be an industrious and useful cit&en.-- CM&a0Q*Jouriial of Commerce. IM of the of which has national colon or States of America, . Honduras, Gnate- Salvador, Costa Biea, the United States of Colombia, Eeaador, Peru, Bolivia, Chili, Argentine OanJfed- Urugnav, Paraguay, BrasQ, Yenesnfll*. Havtt and San Domingo, whiah are all independent nation­ alities of North and South America aad the West India Islands; Or eat Britain and her dependencies in- both hetaisjsheres, France and her dependen­ cies in Asia, Africa and Ooeanica, the German Empire, Austro-Hungary, Russia, Italy, Spain aad her dependen­ cies in both hemispheres, Portugal and her dependencies in Asia and Africa, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands and her dependencies in both hemispheres, Denmark her colonial possessions, Sweden and Norway, Greeoe, Koumania, Servia, Montenegro, Ttirkey or the Ottoman Empire, Andorra, San Marino, and Monaco; the only independent states of Africa (except those wholly savage), Liberia, Orange River Free State, Transvaal Republic, Morocco, and Abyssinia; the only independent na­ tionalities of all Asia--Persia, Burmah, Afghanistan. Belooclxistan, Siam, China and Japan; finally the Sand­ wich Islands. This makes a total of fifty-seven nations universally recog­ nized and diplomatically treated as such, althougu several of them, like Afghanisant and Burmah, are little more than nominally independent, and two of them--Monaco, with an area of &f square miles, or less thin a Con­ gressional township in this country," and a population less than 6,000, and San Marino, with an area of barely 23 8-10 square miles and less than 8,000 inhabitants--are so insignificant in com­ parison with their great neighbors that it seems a mockery of the name to call them nations in the sense in which the term is used in international law. [CamdeA, (Me. J Herald.] The moral aad legal reaponaibilitijr ef paxenta In the care of their chlldxea la, fortasaU ly, stteactiBg the serious attention ssmstiy. Hie many Instance* of chlld-bflatii^, oppres­ sor* and other forms of cruelty which have come to light that- something be done; aad it is gratifying to know that the people are beooming thoroughly arooaed. Whether the cruelty be in the form of physical violence or pfayrtoel neglect matters not-- the prtao^ple iaboth osaoa la the same. The nan or woman who negleota his or her own health may be pardoned, as the consequen­ ces fall apon the individual alone; but the parent or gusidisa who permits the inroads of disease upon the innocent ones dependent upon htm for arotectioa Is criminally liable in the Bight or God, however he may appear in the eyes of men. There are, however, parents that intend to care tor their child­ ren, but, who, through . carelensnaaa or the urgency of otenrduttes, permit them to be­ come the inaooent victims of disease. Such parents may be guiltleea of intentional wrong, but the disastrous results upon their children axe Just as great These are truths which must be manifest to every worthyparent, and especially in s vicinity where th« unknown effects of the atmosphere, the water sad the general ten­ dency to malaria are so great There are many families In this locality who have been called upon to mourn untimely losses, even Han's Comparative Weakness. It has been discovered that the flea can leap 200 times it* length. Our ad­ miration at this is changed to aston­ ishment when it is demonstrated by calculation that if nature had endowed the horse with a degree of strength similarly proportioned to his weight he would be able to clear the Rocky mountains at a bound, apd that with a like effort a whale would be able to leap to a height of 200 leagues. What else can be more unassailable than these conclusions, founded on weight, measure and calculation? It is true that if, instead of compar­ ing the weights of the horse and the flea, we had compared their heights, we should have found that the horse's leap would not measure more than ,300 me­ ters. Why is preference given to the weight ? Because it is its whole body with its three dimensions and its densi­ ty that the flea hurls to 200 times its height, and it is the same feat of strength that we demand in vain of the horse. Calculations have also been made to show that, if a man could move with a speed proportioned to that of certain insects, he would be able to travel more than ten leagues in a minute, or sixty times as fast as a railroad train. The Amazon ants, going .to battle, travel from two to two and a half me­ ters a minute. The Amazons, to be even with them, if we judge by the rel­ ative heights. - «hmiM have traveled eight leagues an hour. We have, how­ ever, in this case, to compare the forces with which given masses move them­ selves, and should take account of weights or volumes. If we proceed by this rule we shall obtain formidable numbers, that stagger the boldest im­ agination. The warlike inhabitants of the banks of the Thermodon would have to get over 50,000 leagues an hour. Y£t, who can deny the truth of the ob­ servations, the rigor of the measure­ ments or the justice of the reasoning? --Popular Science Monthly. Ex-Sanitary Com. Ko»us K. Hike- man, of New Orleans, was cared of a se­ vere attack of rheumatism by St. Jaoobs Oil, so we see by an item in the Columbus, (Ga.) Enquirer-Sun. Randolph's Withering Sarcasm. During the debate in Congress on the Missouri question, Mr. Philemon Beecher, a native of Connecticut who had emigrated to Ohio, and had there been elected a Representative, became somewhat impatient as his dinner-hour approached, and at last, when John Randolph made a somewhat lengthy pause, moved "the previous question." The Speaker said: "The gentleman from Virginia has the floor," and Ran­ dolph proceeded, to be again inter­ rupted when he paused again to collect his thoughts, by a demand for "the previous question;" nor was it long be­ fore the demand was made for the third time. Randolph could stand it no longer, hut said, in a voice as shrill as the cry of a peacock: "Mr. Speaker, in the Netherlands, a man of small ca­ pacity, with bits of wood and leather, will in a few moments construct that which, with the pressure of the finger and thumb, will cry 1 Cuckoo! cuckoo!' With less ingenuity and with inferior materials, the people of Ohio have made a toy that will, without much pressure, cry, ' Previous question! pre­ vious question!'" and, as he spoke, Randolph pointed with his attenuated index-finger at Beecher, who did not attempt a reply.--Ben: Perley Poore, m tke Century. Uncle Eb*g Base. tlucle Eb, as we used to call him, among lots of good qualities had on«5 failing. He did love *otMi iiquor; but sue Was thfr ^te 0f credit that no one XSiZm trust him. He therefore one resorted to a trick to answer the great desire of his appetite. He' took two case-bottles, put a quart of water into one of them, then put a bottle in each pocket, and started for the public house. "IH take a quart of your gin," said Uncle Eb, as he placed the empty bottle on the counter. The gin was put in, and the bottle was replaced in his pocket, when Uncle E\> pulled from his purse what at a distance might seem like a new two-shilling piece. "This is nothing but tin, Uncle Eb," said the trader. "Eh, now, it's a two- shilling piece," said Undo Eb, "It's tin," said the trader; "I shan't tako it." "It's all I've got." "Very well; you can't have the gin." Uncle Eb, with­ out much demurring, pulled from his pocket the quart of water. The trader took it. poured it into the gin-barrel, and off went Uncle Eb, chuckling. A ijiot writes: "l'ainful menstruation the banc of my life. I dreaded those feel­ ings of bearing down and that pain in tm. 6ide and loins. Of late I got in the hnbit of tislnp Dr. Guysott's Yellow Dock and Sarsa- pariila. It goes right to the spot, gives me Btrcuprth and frees me from all pain. I think it as wortl* its weight in gold." when the greatest care was exercised; but the experience of one only will be give is that of the late W. O. Thomas. The dren were all most i iven: It chil r, but for some promising, unexplained reason their health and strength seemed to gradually lessen until theii friends feared they were the victims of con­ sumption. One by one thev sickened and died, until three had departed, and two of the surviving' brothers were also taken ILL Their names were Hermon and Edward Hermon, however, seemed the stronger ol the two; and, while his younger brother was confined to the house constantly, and to hit* bed much of the time, Hermon was able to b« about but in so weak a condition that he had no desire to play. Eddie's symptoms were terrible! He found difficulty in retaining food upon his stomach, was restless ana irritable, and out of his head frequently. At various times three different physicians vis­ ited him; and each one told his'friends he could not live. He finally got so low that death was only considered a matter of a few days. At that critical time his elder broth­ ers, «r<»»sed almost to the pitch of des­ peration by the three deaths that had sc recently occurred and the other one staring them in the face, resolved to take the case into their own hand. They accordingly did so, and secured a remedv that was then be­ ing universally used, and began giving it tc him. Its effect at first was slight, but any improvement was considered a good symp­ tom. By degrees his strength returned; he was able to eat with a relish, then walk about the house; and finally he regained complete health and strength. The boy was so re- toiced over his recovery that, accompanied >y the editor of this paper, he went Before Justice Charles K. Miller and made oath to the facts of his sickness as above related, and that he was restored to perfect health bv the use of Warner's Safe Kianey and liver Cure Now, Edward Thomas' parents, while they lived, undoubtedly provided faithfully for the wants of all their children; and yet the seeds of disease had taken deep root' Their care in one direction had been counteracted by unknown carelessness in another. Their love was sincere, but wholly misdirected They should have known that children are just as liable to kidney and liver diseases as grown-up people; and that the fatality of Bright"8 disease of the kidneys is just as great amonjr little children as 'with adult* This is a serious subject Hereditary traits: "the after consequences of measles and scar­ let fever, diphtheria and tbe passing troub­ les which so easily become enronio, ail de­ mand the greatest care and caution. No case of cholera infantum, measles soar- latino, or diphtheria was ever virulent whi'e the child's kidneys and liver were healthv. It would simply be an impossibil­ ity. These important organs of the body are just forming within the child and growing with its growth; and they can be trained to strength aad haalth as readily as the little mind can be trained to truth aad upright- The importance of carefully watching the slightest troubles of the chili i, and especially those affecting the kidneys and liver, cannot be too strongly emphasised. Children re­ spond so readily to the proper remedies and are so sensitive to disease that it is a sin to deprive them of one at the risk of incurring the other. By a judicious treatment these essential organs can be developed so that a strong constitution, able to resist the inroads of disease through ooming years, shall be the result Uncut Books and Magazines. The Publishers' Weekly has some sensible remarks on the desirable aban­ donment of the old-fashioned practice, so ill-adapted to the wants of readers, of issuing the books and magazines of the day uncut. The Weekly concedes that there may be a demand for uncut copies of exceptionally-valuable edi­ tions on the part of that minority of book-buyers--the bibliomaniacs, curi­ osity-hunters and worshipers of margin rather than matter, but this demand can l>e met without interfering with the comfort of the majority. TIjlc pub­ lisher of books or magazines intended for a wide circulation should consult the wants of the ordinary reader who buys them for their contents and their immediate use. The Weekly draws this picture of every-day life among the readers of the magazines: Who has not witnessed in the parlor, or on the piazza, or on the railroad car, those painful struggles with uncut mag­ azines, and those onslaughts with jack- knives, rulers, lead-pencils, scissors, knittfiig-needles, hair-pins---and in want of tools--with fingers or Vhole hands. Yet this damage by massacre and mu­ tilation is nothing compared with the loss of good reading. How many pages remain closed forever, simply because they would not disclosQ themseives con­ veniently, and at that right moment which so rarely returns ? Neither the picture nor the Conclusion can be regarded as exaggerated. Men of Means* A wealthy young fellow was courting a girl of experience, and when he asked her to marry him she was slow to ac­ cept. "My darling," he said, "you should have no fears. Pont I tell you I love you devoutly, and life-would be a blank without you?" "Yes. 'kAnt! yoa need have no alarm about our substantial comforts, for I am a man of means." "That's just what I don't like. I've seen so many men, and heard 'em talk, that I want to carry a gnu when I see one coming 'round. There are so many men of means, and so few given to ac-. complishing what they mean, that a girl feels like voting for a prohibitory tariff and stopping the growth of the whole lot." The bank account was shown, and he got the girl.--The Drummer. Corns! Corns t Tender corns, painful corns, soft oorna, bleeding corns, hard corns, corns of all kinds and of all sizes are alike removed in a few days by the use of Putnam's Painless Coks Extractor. Never fails to cure, never causes pain, never leaves deep spots that are mors annoying than the original discomfort Give Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor a trial Beware of substitutes. Sold by druggists everywhere. Wholesale, Lord, Stoutenburgh A Co., Chicago. The most tender-hearted man we evei heard of was a shoemaker who always shut his eyes and whistled wheu he ran his awl to to a sole. A good name at home im a tower of strength abroad. Ten times as much Hood's Sarsaparilla used in Lowell as of any other. A* -Sh-a-. -- Ljm vviwnfffi throb- of ly.. _ _ . _ Itters ahoald be taken whaa jvtrmm waned by any ottheae symptom* Sold by all druggista Man proposes. God dispone but it takes a woman with her hair down to be ladHpossd when anybody calls. American and Kmoywu llmlw. It is said by celebrated physicians in Europe and America that Oerman Hop Bit­ ters is one of the best remedies now in use. Bold by all druggists. Fathsb: "Isaac, if you are good to-day'you may carry up some wood; but if you arc naughty you mtixt carry it up," fwional 1--T» Kea Only! Tax Youuic Bur Ca. Marshall, Mksh., will aend Dr. Dye's Celebrated Electro- Voltaic Belts and Electric Appliances on trial for thirty days to men (young or o!d) who are afflicted with nervous debility, lost vi­ tality and kindred troubles, guaranteeing speedy and complete restoration of health and manly vigor. Address as above N. B -- No risk is incurred, as thirty da>«' trial is al­ lowed •3,000 Reward. Any person, male or female, bjr settling with one of our colonies now being made up for Dakota, can teciue 330 acres of choice Government lands and two town lots free. Send for twenty-four page pamphlet, giving full particulars, to J. a Letts, IUpon, Wis. Inclose S-cent stamp for reply. Mensman's Peptonized Beef Tonic, the only preparation of beef containing its en­ tire nutritious properties It contains blood- making, force-generating and life-sustaining properties; invaluable for indigestion, dys­ pepsia, nervous prostration, and all forms of general debility; also, in all enfeebled conditions, whether the result of exhaustion, nervous prostration, over-work, or acute disease, particularly if resulting from pulmo­ nary complaints. * CaswelL, Hazard & Ca, proprietors, New York. Hold by druggists Mi'rdeb will out, so will the fact that Car- boline, a deodoi ized extract of petroleum, the natural hair rcnewer and restorer, is the best preparation ever invented and excels all other hair dressings, as thousands of genuine certificates now in our possession abundantly prove The Howe Scales have til the latest im­ provements. It is true economy to buy tbe best Borden, Selleck & Ca, Agents, Chicago, 25c buys a pair of Lyon's Patent Heel Stiff- eners. Makes a boot or shoe last twice as long. THOIK5H SALT RHEUM Dom not directly imperil life, it ia m digtreagfnl, Uous aad resolute complaint. Patient endurano* of Ms numerous very small watery pimples, hot and smart­ ing, requires true fortitude. If the dtsehaqted matter •ticks, itches, and the scabR leave underneath a red­ dened surfaco, the disease has not departed, aaA Hoort'i SaraaparUla, in moderate doses, ahooldhs continued. FAMOUS CASK IN BOSTON. •My little four-yrar-old prl had a powerful eruption OB her face and head. Onder her eyes it wv regular scalding red and sore, like a bum. Back of her left ear we had to shave her hair close to bar head. Five or ail physicians and two ho«pitali gave up her cast fncuraMe, save that aha mifrht outgrow it. When it began to maturate I became alarmed In three ww with Hood's Sarsaparilla. the sores began to heal; two bottles made her eyas as clear as «ver. To-dar she ia aa well as I am." JOHN CARET, 164 D Street South Boston ATTEST: I know John Carey. He is an honest, (rood man.Vhoee statements are worthy of entire credit. I bshsvs what he says about his child's sickness. CIJNTON H. OOOK, Milk Street, Bostaa. HOOD'S SARSAI'A HIJ.LA. Sold by druggists. (I: six for $3. Prepared only by C. I. HOOD A CO., Apotltecartos, Unwell. Mass. Petroleum V. Nasby. I). R. Ixtcke, Petroleum V. Masby (Editor 'Toledo Blade"), writes: I hod on the forefinger of my right hand oneof those pets, a " mn-around." The linger became inflamed to a degree unbearable and awollen%o nearly twice its nat­ ural *ize. A friend gave me Henry's Carbolic Salve, and in twenty minutes the pain had so much subsided ah to give me a fair night's rest, which I had not had lutorc for a week. Tlio inflammation left the &uger in a day. I consider it a most valuable article for the nf «.w It me great pleasure to say that a single box of Henry's Carliolic ijalvn effected a complete cure of llles with which I had been troubled for over a year, and which nothing else that I used would cure. ec Ij, fan per day at home. Samples worth S3 fre#. ^9 10 fill Address Sxisson & Co.. Portan l, Mains. llan learn Tele<;iia phy here and ¥ UUnK IWIV7fl we will give you a situation. Circulars free. VALENTINE BROS.. Janesville. Wis. DflfMICCTCD seed potatoes, onion cccnc nUwUCwICIi bKED. J'rice Li*Ut Free. vLLuO 11. (iLASH, Seed Grower, Rochester. N. \. tv1lARI«l^r. SOL HAIRiiHS retail. Senator. . O. D. Wigs Biade - 71 Stats street SgjjS: tCC a weak in jroor own town. Terms aad (5 oattt #00 free. Address U. Hallett k, Co., Portland. Me. "THE BEST 16 CHEAPEST." ENGINES. TUBtCIIEDC SAW-IILLS, HorsePewen I nnLOflCnO ClwrHilltn (Suited to all sections.) Writefor FBEK Mus. PunjphM scarries* to Tbe AnltmsaATay tar Oo. llaasflihl. Ottio. COMIC CARDS, The VERY LAI „ "The Drummer," "The Masher/' "The Smoker, "Hie Mormon," "The Wedding." five cards in each set Handsome colors. Just tlie thing for card scrap-books. Price in postage stamps or currency, lOc per S«-t, or Hvn Set* for 40c, mailed to any address. No hum­ bug. COU1C CARD CO.. Box 4»7. ChfcntKO. 111. For particulars write to Reed's Tiiileof Misic, C H I C A G O . Mark Twain's S, "IiIPE on the MISSISSIPPI," IsproTtac to be the frrHiulrst success of all UM Twain series. Book Agents Address €. B. BEACH & CO.. Chicago,̂ DL Lay the Axe to the Root / If yon would destroy tbe can­ kering worm. For any exter­ nal pain? sore, wound or lame* liesS of awn ol* beast, use only MEXICAN MUSTANtt LINI­ MENT. It penetrates all mus­ cle and fleslt to the very bone, expelling all inflammation, soreness and pain, and healing the diseased part as no other Liniment ever did or can. 80 saith the experience of two generations of sufferers, and bo will you say when ymMve tried the "Mustang.*^ astte înhaTALCABUI raXATISBM tf5teaes,«s CUM* VUR • VAbVAMaa TNUT1HOT *r What the great isafciialln, BaataiMto Bitters, will do. must be < ddne. It has effsctod radical esrea cases of dyspepsia. WBoaa Msoi'daaa. IB fever, nervous tion, sick peculiar complaints aad MaafclHMsa is aMi.ll (fes feeble are snhleet. For sale by all 1 172 A WEEK, ostfttfree. ports in a fresh, succinct, and u The saperflnous words nalism were long ago dii news of the world, and about men aad events. SalaaMHi; . mall, 58c. a month, or SKaO a i pages),•l.SO per year; Want (S i per year. I. W. ENGLAND, Publisher, New Tock OftT. Tiusiwr* TICTJUJSS ftiawhfctiu--iHiaimiM.sy taia. It U «nr»Ms aw* rtuf. _Bcai I .ewjr.*mjMsimskm*. 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M.*)*.'* mm* (Mr » h mmw lraad>«» <a Hi arsal faWi«a« Columbia aad ita trOatstia, aralasaa >d for.sale mt £«tr jtrtoea aad eta open to pi t-cayKsa aad If--a TMr arrmt Msvcawal mf jMgmlMtasiiatha Oofmmate regit* asw to arajfffaai «NB I* rMormoMaty facrsaaed hy A* aaoqpMiMt the Northern Aw<jl« M. & satd «•m #Sh» Baitwaf Jt y«i<>sH»a CWa ndiaii. SWa readera certaia a n^pld imiswai ha the whia mf Land* aae aaata tm aarahaaeac <a lafis wader tke ATtalaaXaild ZmUK. ForPamphletaaadMavadaaaHpMraartte country, Ita reaooreaa, aBaaata. 1 aataa at travel, rataa and fan lafcrasatlaai, addbraaa 8t Oarit gtrsst. Cfcftaaga. : aew-JBsssr*"" OK. S. A. RICHMOND &Mt Proprietors. St MT Jocloae ftamp for Orcnhaa. ey.r. WHEN WRITING TO AIVI \l ptaaaa say yoa aa tfc* a« iathlapavar. i " , \ ' \ T;»< i j * £ C'. '